Leon Malhomme (5 January 1881 in Saint Petersburg - 1940 in the Soviet Union) was a Polish interwar diplomat. He worked as a Consul General of the Polish Republic in Germany - in

Beuthen Bytom (Polish pronunciation: ; Silesian: ''Bytōm, Bytōń'', german: Beuthen O.S.) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland, the city is 7 km northwest of Katowice, the regional capita ...

(1929-1931) and Oppeln (1931-1933), and as a Consul in Czechoslovakia - in Ostrava (1934-1935). During his tenure in Ostrava he encouraged the Polish minority to oppose the Czechoslovak government. Following the pressure from Czechoslovak government, he was recalled from the consulate.Maria Wanda Wanatowicz, "Historia społeczno-polityczna Górnego Śląska i Śląska Cieszyńskiego w latach 1918-1945",

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...

1994, p. 170–174 After returning to Poland he became a vice- voivode of Silesian Voivodeship. Malhomme was arrested on 23 September 1939 by NKVD, transported to the Soviet Union and executed.

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1881 births 1940 deaths Polish diplomats Diplomats from Saint Petersburg Officers of the Legion of Honour Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Order of the Star of Romania Recipients of the Order of St. Sava People executed by the Soviet Union by firearm {{Poland-politician-stub